The Cross

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  Word of God  
 
The cross is the power of God.
1 Corinthians 1:18
 


Apart from the cross there is no other ladder
by which we may get to heaven.

 
St. Rose of Lima, 17th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
The cross is the power of God.
1 Corinthians 1:18
 


You must accept your cross.
If you bear it courageously, it will carry you to Heaven.

 
St. John Vianney, 19th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
For a little while
you may have to suffer various trials.
1 Peter 1:6
 


The cross is the way to Paradise, when it is born willingly.

 
St. Paul of the Cross, 18th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Jesus endured the cross,
despising the shame.
Hebrews 12:2
 


Faithful Cross, above all other,
Sweet the wood and sweet the iron,
and the load, most sweet is He.

 
St. Thomas Aquinas, 13th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
When I am lifted up from the earth,
I will draw all people to myself.
Jesus; 1 John 12:32
 


The cross is the word
through which God has responded to evil in the world.

 
Pope Francis, 21st century

 
 
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Jesus, who for the joy that was set before him
endured the cross.
Hebrews 12:2
 


Faithful Cross, above all other,
One and only noble Tree,
None in foliage, none in blossom,
None in fruit your equal may be.

 
St. Thomas Aquinas, 13th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
To us who are being saved,
the cross is the power of God.
1 Corinthians 1:18
 


Christians must lean on the Cross of Christ
just as travelers lean on a staff
when they begin a long journey.

 
St. Anthony of Padua, 13th century

 
 
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Love bears all things.
1 Corinthians 13:7
 


The measure of being able to bear a large cross
or a small one - is love.

 
St. Teresa of Avila, 16th century

 

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